Based on the 80's TV series of the same name, this is a third person shooter. Playing as Sonny Crockett or Ricardo Tubbs, the player must dismantle drug-lord Ortega's organization, following the plot of an episode of the series.
Through 14 missions, the player must take down (or arrest, sometimes) drug dealers and solve some minor puzzles. In some stages, the player can choose freely to play as Crockett or Tubbs, switching between them by the click of a button. They have different abilities and weapons, with each character able to use certain types of gun.
The characters can also carry a secondary weapon, from among 14 types. Each character can use only certain types of gun, Tubbs carrying usually the heavier ones. The primary guns have unlimited ammo, while the secondary guns don't. Basic commands can be given to the secondary character, such as asking for following or covering.
The characters can interact with the environment: whenever an action is possible, an icon will appear, showing which action can be taken. Jumping is part of those particular actions, as the characters can only jump at specific places where the proper icon shows up. As for other actions, characters can run, crouch, walk and lean against walls. To shoot enemies, the player must aim with a button and then shoot with another.
The game features the original theme from the TV show, as well as original voices.